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Lou Romero: Thanks UFF, I am a member of BushwickBuddies, maybe a little to crowded for me now (lol) A cousin of mine forward us to CityNoise, showcasing the pictures of Bushwick. I'm hoping to hear from more Fourteen Holy......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

serlingrod: In response to the last post - first of, let me say that I live in Philadelphia and have worked as a community organizer in Kensington for the past several years. I mention this to......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Peter: wow, the comments in korean are fascinating... i mean, im as prone to think that america is the global authority on conspiracy, but i think its a bit of a reach to say that america......

in response to: Anti-US Beef/2MB Protests by chiamattt

Star Jones: ^^^ just keep chasing that rainbow homie, suck suck suck until one day you quit and realize all the shit you fucked up in the process. Standing applause to real writers who respect the......

in response to: Miami Youth Faces \'Serious Jail Time\': by Justice?

Joe Seeking Contact: Check the current demographics on Elkin school and it is evident that the neighbor hood makeup has changed. Just like Kensington was wonderful to us as kids, so it is today for the current residents.......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Disgusted!: I live in an apartment building on the third floor and a raccoon (or raccoons) have been using my balcony as their latrine. When I cleaned it up, I used a tarp, gloves and......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

The terrible disaster: This article has been republished as I was asked to supply the details a second time. --- We had walked on Cadishead Moss in the morning on Jean Dodd’s health walk with possibly 60 inspired walkers. When......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

kevin: hint for pplz who is not old enough to buy cans: wait until an adult from scrap yard to come out after purchasing something and ask him to buy cans 4 u ...

in response to: Scrap Yard nyc GRAFFITI STORE by art views

SCW: Norman is one of the more scenic and interesting communities in Oklahoma. I lived there and in Oklahoma City (just north of Norman) for 13 years; moved in 1989 to coastal Texas, south of......

in response to: America's Most Boring Towns: 1 by Scott Sargent

jeeff: thx tiara i think many of us are still around. i'll remember the trick with chalk, but i agree that ultimately you must adapt. to answer your question, i think the change was......

in response to: casualties of war by jeeff

Kevin: I currently own a couple of decent mountain bikes and haven't owned a lock in 10 years after having had 3 bikes (of all varying quality and price range) stolen. This year I had planned......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

CB : It is easy for anyone to put down our inner city areas and declare them a war zone. But the truth of the matter is that if we had more people involved to make change......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

David Stonehouse: All of us at Evergreen were thrilled with Toronto's embrace of Earth Hour and indeed all staff went to enormous lengths to do our part. Unfortunately, when it comes to Brick Works site we are......

in response to: Not So Green... by Michelle

hutch native: I can't believe this website. Absolutely amazing that so many people have taken the time to rant and rave about how terrible Hutch is. I grew up in Hutch, graduated from Hutch High in 1984......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Does anyone remember a disco in Cadishead? I think it was called Chains and was above the old Co-op? I used to dream of going there when I was a 'grown-up' and just......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

noname: Re: Former Hutchinsonite. I have to agree. Seems odd to has some asshole in California commenting about a town that he does not inhabit. Hutchinson is truly the worst of the worst. These statistic that......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Hi Rob (and all...), yep Mike and Sheila did play the cornet and also learned another instrument at high School too (both being in the Orchestra). I was too busy going out with my mates......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Marissa Chaplin: Hi Natalie The High School is now an 11-18 specialist school in Business Enterprise , Maths & Computing. My eldest 2 currently attend the school and the facilities they have are fantastic (a lot better than......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

serlingrod: Oh IKEA, what to do with thee? You offer great bargains on such aesthetically-pleasing, easy to assemble furniture, yet you continue to embrace the Walton-esque big box development model..... Our IKEA in Philly is a nightmare.......

in response to: Ikea\'s Watery Shadow by CartLegger

Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Great pics Marissa, I can't believe the state of Irlam High school............what the????? How do Governments expect children to function to the best of their ability in an unaesthetically pleasing environment such as that? ......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

anon (adsl-70-248-238-43.dsl.hstntx.sbcglobal.net): I was born in Houston, Texas in 1952 and growing up I would ride with my grandfather to take my grandmother to work through the Washburn Tunnel. But I never knew it was under......

in response to: Washburn Tunnel by ian

Chris: I just happened over this page while looking for something via Google, but I couldn't just let this go- I grew up in Hutch, but no longer living there. I moved to the West Coast......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Someone Who Made it Out: I lived in Hutchinson for the majority of my adolescent life. By the time I had reach the 8th grade at Sherman back in 1999-2000, I had already become a product of which Hutch has......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Rob Tynan: Natalie, They have put the train just past the new bridge which cuts underneath the old partington coal basin line - on the new by pass....

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Keith Smith: Hi Cadisheaders,I used to live on Atherton lane behind the George hotel,and spent years down the bamas fishing on the newt pond,had a great bonfire every year on the bamas,shooting slug guns on the railway......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Joe Kash: its as if the dark and gloomy buildings in front are looking towards the bright, welcoming lights of the casino and sighing....

in response to: A Tale of Two Cities by vz

Frank: DO NOT FEED THE ANIMALS! Its really not a difficult concept to understand. Who knows you might even make friends with those neighbours who don't have alot of respect for you because you just don't......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Paul R Taylor : In its heyday Liverpool was the richest city in the world and was the gateway to Europe, Asia, Australia, south America, north America and the world. The River Mersey, the Irish Sea......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Larry, Curly & Moe raccoon removal?: The bright woman that lives next to us, has allowed a tree to grow against the foundation wall to three stories high. This is a perfect stepladder for our raccoons. Now "we need trees for......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

little ukraine: oops hit post too soon- just a few more words - the area i described has been well under... er, 'development' for over a decade, and it's hitting the point where shitloads of condos are......

in response to: Help This Newbie by lou

little ukraine: glad to see so much love for Missing Foundation and the like. CartLegger, there is a pretty decent amount of information online. Try http://www.hungryeyerecords.com/bands/missing_foundation/index_old.html http://petemissing.de/ in addition to Peter's links above. Also, the work of......

in response to: Your House Is Mine - Return of a Legend by little ukraine

Shelley at Buddy Bike: I represent the Buddy Bike. www.buddybike.com It used to be called the "Love Bike" and was invented by Robert Gardner in Willits, CA over 10 years ago. It is a unique tandem bicycle that places......

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

Peter: it was odd... apparently, the guy in line ahead of me, who was purchasing the beer and pack of napkins, had brought them in to show them to the guy behind the counter for some......

in response to: Bodega Heads by Peter

2less2: it's to bad that you guys haven't taken the time to see the actual truths as they relate Las Vegas and all you've managed to find fault with. first, one of the biggest reasons the......

in response to: Viva Las Vegas, Part 1 by aer suzuki

Elektric: By the way... Bike Pirates are the good guys. They are a really cool bunch of kids who are promoting clean conscience purchasing of used bikes, plus they'll teach you how to......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

aer : "Crater Lake is located in Southern Oregon on the crest of the Cascade Mountain range, 100 miles (160 km) east of the Pacific Ocean. It lies inside a caldera, or volcanic basin, created when the......

in response to: Love the Toilet Seat by Tyfoid Kid

Bobs Ferry Accident: We had walked on Cadishead Moss in the morning on Jean Dodd’s health walk with possibly 60 inspired walkers. When the walk had ended I had a chat with Mrs Heap the ‘Irlam Historians’......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Chiamattt: those are basins! basins are big in Korea. People wash their feet a lot and don't want the bathroom to get wet. bathrooms don't typically have a separate shower/bath over here. The new apartments do,......

in response to: Oot\'n Aboot (2) by Chiamattt

kayak girl: Barren Island is the coolest. At the height of the rendering plants' days they had their own schools, hospitals, etc. It was a real community and had a majority of African American citizens.......

in response to: Barren Island by CartLegger

steve : I have this bike in a "Beach Cruiser" style. Anyone interested in purchasing, let me know. elitecomm1@sbcglobal.net ...

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

EvilGentleman: I see you went to either La Ronde, the Casino de Montreal, the Grand Prix or perhaps the international fireworks competitions? I can't think of much else that is done on Ile Sainte-Helene (The original......

in response to: Montreal Metro by serlingrod

jack: its all about freedom of expression, since there are no stars on the flag it is not a real american flag, many nam vets are still upset with the way america changed its views on......

in response to: Floyd Bennett Field: Let All Flags Fly by CartLegger

joey: i thought this was the best picture i took during all of last year. i was at a seminar about world class performance for purchasing departments at the mckesson world headquarters on {market street}....

in response to: Winter in San Francisco by joey

Armstrong: I just got a two bedroom railroad in one of the big old brick tenements on Starr Street right on the park. I'm excited. I've lived in Bushwick since 2000 and I love......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

joey: the ##other## las vegas without huge hotels, and casinos ? far from the madding crowd. hi Toulouse. what is the story with that picture?...

in response to: January 11th by fuzzytank

Peter: ##She is surrounded by humanity in a place she knows well, yet she is completely lost and alone...## i liked that line. i feel that way sometimes in my city, increasingly often this winter; its an......

in response to: Lost by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: I could have sworn the first conquest of Alexander was Greece. So the big question would then be, was it a civil war or an invasion? Considering the classical Greek habit of describing both Macedon......

in response to: Θεσσαλονίκη by zagg

BDweller: Hey, upfromflames, your picture of the entirely sealed-up apartment building [Feb 17th] looks like a burn-out to me. You can see the scorch marks around the fire escape. "Is it a careless landlord......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

banjo: Initially, i thought: what an interesting perspective of a circle/ring bicycle post. Why haven't I seen that before? Guess not tall enough. But then I realized that the ring is separated from the post. Recently snapped by......

in response to: Jan 20 2007 Toronto by hool

Jonathan: Another one of Panama. Not as dense a Sao, but for me currently the most aestheically pleasing of all Latin American skylines. [[img:18149]] Just done some research and gotta say Hong Kong looks amazing...definitely deserves its no.......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

from starr st.: 1st. off upfromflames, i am going to my storage space and look for my pics and send them to you. now i was born and rasied in bushwick. PROUD of it.just as proud......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Dean James: Hi im a university student (i go to thames valley uni) and im doing a short film showcasing the talent of free running in london. Firstly does anyone know of any good free running locations (prefrebly central......

in response to: le parkour: london waterloo jam by 3flow

anon (localhost): Yes...this is the Birmingham....where the tragic bombing "4 little girls" occured. In some ways, I think the focus of the world made most of us look at ourselves and re-evaluate our attitudes...thus dealing with the......

in response to: Birmingham Alabama by dfwtiger

Ashley: i have been researching gangs for about a monthe now and i think it is very fasinating to learn about!!!!!!!!! ...

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

GGP: this is a pretty amazing series with some wonderful compositions. sort of apocalyptic, but also very pleasing and oddly serene. eco-apoco! for some reason, a few of those water shots make me think of the......

in response to: Urban Ecosystem by dfwtiger

ENVIRO-mental shoes: Our company has just designed a shoe that we help solve this problem. This Canadian based company "ENVIRO-mental shoes" are releasing a entry line of shoes made from used disposable coffee cups and other recycled......

in response to: Tim in the Streets by Marlo

EvilGentleman: I find it frustrating that when I ridicule the trash-talkers, my comment gets deleted, yet the prejudiced trash-talk remains. I thought citynoise upheld higher ideals than what I have seen lately. I am getting increasingly......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

tec: The thing that i like most is that it got the most fasinating cars in the world that i like...

in response to: Tokyo Architecture by Chris Jongkind

sine: is the lowest among the 25 largest cities in the United States. Since 1991, New York City has seen a continuous fifteen-year trend of decreasing crime. Neighborhoods that were once considered dangerous are now much......

in response to: Dawson CGEP Shooting by CE

GGP: This syntactical phrasing reminds me of the following, taken recently in Saranac, NY: [[img:15571]] ...

in response to: Tenant and Their Guest Only by Peter

jack: her name is hilda gruenwald and she is wearing her all terrain urban tent/house dress with movable fleximatic waist band for comfortable walks to the fruit store. it can also double as an evening......

in response to: Grocery by Peter

Grandfather Time: that last panel is very pleasing to the eye, even for an american as myself, who has grown accustomed to seeing the style they put forth over here..... the rigidness of that bomb pops out.......

in response to: Graf Trainz 2: South-East London: Aroe by Jamie

Tony: I WAS born in a house on Bushwick Avenue and Halsey Street. My father and mother were both immigrants from Italy, They left italy for the new world to improve their lives and to......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Mary: My dog, a Jack Russell, was attacked by a raccoon just a few minutes ago. It is a hot night, so I have the window open in my TV room. My dog, who......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Cosmo: Part Three here is definitely eye-pleasing! The kid with the hangers was a good catch. And do I see some "engrish" in the signs? :-)...

in response to: Busan, Part Three by chiamattt

Josh Langille: Windsor's skyline may not be up to par but we are lucky to have a beautiful waterfront with an incredible skyline as a backdrop in Detroit. This is Casino Windsor. One of the few prominent......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

joey: imagine whole cities abandoned, given up by people leaving or ceasing to inhabit them. because there is no gasoline for sale today....

in response to: Abandoned by laanba

zagg: I have the same camera as Benji --- just you can't really tell from my photo --- same casing and everything :D...

in response to: The Cameras of Citynoise by ksedge

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I'd rather have to endure penis-increasing spam than this kind....

in response to: The Cameras of Citynoise by ksedge

aer suzuki: i saw my first cigarette vending machine in a garishly under-lit, loudly patterned casino hallway in either reno or las vegas and it looked similar to this one. i was fascinated, and thought it was......

in response to: Self Reflection by joey

EvilGentleman: Parking is the same in both English and French, so far as I know, but in French, as you probably already know, they pronounce it "parrrr-king". Oh wait, I think the other word is "stationnement".......

in response to: Rainy Day by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Yeah, he lost his job, but only a month later. They were so desperate for cops, they actually had no choice but to keep him until he could be replaced. They also hired me on......

in response to: Rainy Day by EvilGentleman

ciuli:: bey baieti as vrea sa incep si yo parkour da nu jtiu cum. sar yo peste masini, garaje si ce obstacole mai gasesc da aste e usor. am 16 ani si sunt din galati. e......

in response to: Istoria Parkour by EXElent

Susannah: I don't understand why we have billboards about how people govern their personal lives and relationships - except that I know there are special interest groups purchasing advertising space. You don't see any billboards saying......

in response to: Smash by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

EvilGentleman: Just imagine if you had sent it to your parents **without** flipping through it. The Scenario: Catherine calls Mum Catherine: Hello, Mum. Mum: Bloody Hell, they won't stop. Catherine: What won't stop? Mum: The dancing shillings, of course. Catherine: Dancing shillings? What......

in response to: Mr Pendlebury Takes a Trip by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

mccarf: Yeah that looks amasingly like a robot, and by like a robot I mean NOT LIKE a robot...

in response to: robot building by elaine

TheTruth: Nice try at history, Sylvia, but you've missed some huge factors. My family was part of that 1st wave of nonwhites to integrate Bushwick in the 1950s. They weren't Gentry -- sorry--even though they were......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

Matt: Jack, I have thoroughly read and enjoyed your posts on this site, particularly as I am a former NYer, now living in the South, with fond memories of my childhood growing up in Coney Island.......

in response to: X Movie Theatre by jack

EvilGentleman: The first week of non-smoking bars is drawing to a close, and most people are accepting the changes thus far. Except when it rains. Rain and smoking really suck when mixed together. I am actually......

in response to: Montreal Goes Non-Smoking: Good or Bad? by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: First and foremost, **never, ever** walk out to the water on the tidal flats. Those mud flats can sometimes extend for miles into the bay, and the Minas Basin of the Bay of Fundy has......

in response to: Down Home Charm by Michelle

EvilGentleman: Nice shots, jack. But I am pretty sure the cowboys and Indians would fight over who gets to **own** the casinos. From the vantage point of Las Vegas, the desert is definitely disappearing fast. But if......

in response to: Changing Desert by jack

jeeff: i think its true that whenever you gain something you lose something else. but in the case of vegas, hasn't it always been a 'den of sin'? i never thought that classic vegas......

in response to: View of Vegas by jack

EvilGentleman: In May of 1989, my best friend Mike and had been driving for 6 days when we arrived in Las Vegas around 1 PM, and rather than continuing on, we decided to stop there for......

in response to: Piano Man by jack

Rob: Thanks Rick for your mini review and google search and paste for the words “buddy bike.” But as the owner of the above bike, let me clear a few things up: Regarding the bike pictured: It is......

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

peace: i did like the first few fotos, very well captured through perspective. someone saying that there must have been better architects around when those buildings were build must remember, styles change.and with the amazingly rapid......

in response to: Tall Buildings of Montreal by CE

Editor: MutantScum: your comments are increasingly ill-tempered, completely tangential to this thread, and well, annoying. I'm deleting them because of this. At this point, you are simply ranting, and it is not only completely off-topic, but......

in response to: A Grisly Example of Man\'s Inhumanity by GGP

EvilGentleman: chiamatt, by any chance, are you in advertising? You seem pretty adamant about this. I am just stating my opinion, and explaining why this will affect my decision as to where I spend my gas......

in response to: Does Anyone Else Find This Stupid? by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: chiamatt, your points are valid, but if Canada can pass laws that state that tobacco companies cannot sponsor sporting events or family-oriented events where children are present, so as to protect children from being influenced......

in response to: Does Anyone Else Find This Stupid? by EvilGentleman

Peter: I live in Fergus and although wasn't there at the exact time of the tornado I seen the damage and helped in the clean-up that is still going on til this day. there are still......

in response to: the august 19th, 2005 tornado hoax by jeeff

Experienced: Rest assured, you noticed a group/gang trying to locate the buyers for their drugs. Stop by and check out the corner of Maplewood and LeMoyne around 3:00pm. You'll see a series of thugs......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

jack: if your interested in purchasing a citinoise u sweater i sell them on the corner on 48th street and 8th avenue. i sell mostly to the bimbo university crowd....

in response to: Lost in Thought by Elicar

Dante: Question (maybe a stupid one, probably an ignorant sounding one). I was checking out an apartment on Cortez between Campbell and Rockwell. I liked the place. I was checking it out at......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

indykid: One of the most visited places on the Marsh is Prospect Cottage: "Derek Jarman was drawn to Dungeness by its desolate character; he used it as the setting for his film The Last of England, an......

in response to: Looking Down Danger Nose by elaine

jeeff: i say buy a smoke alarm and rip off the protective casing so that the electronics & red light bulb are fully exposed. then super-glue that to the side of your bin and spraypaint......

in response to: The 'Green' Thief by Elicar

SCAM28: God damn it...every time I read something like that I get so pissed...and there's nothing you can really do about it... See I'm from Berlin, Germany and there's massive graf in this town...so as another measure......

in response to: Criminalize Greed, Not Graffiti by Peter

S: I think Drea makes a good point. Unless these smokers were stupid enough to provide ID with their name and home address, what's stopping these people from giving a false name?. That's like issuing a......

in response to: Smokers BEWARE! by Elicar

Get out of your car, buddy: Metaphorical. I was thinking that was a lot of kms for someone to put on their bike, and to be riding around Markham. Didn't seem sane to me. Turns out it was......

in response to: Milestone? Not Really... by drea

Peter: i am growing very leery of how insular, provincial and xenophobic america is becoming... it smacks of fascism and... dare i say it... prewar germany. after all, every single one of us living in america......

in response to: Speak Out by M. Rojas

Rigoberto Mendoza: My parents are Mexicanos & proud to be. I was born in Edmonton, Canada but I too love my Mexican heritage I speak both english & spanish. My parents went to Canada because the migra......

in response to: Speak Out by M. Rojas

WELSHY: Well as a Celtic reader to this US V'S UK debate I have to say put down the guns a second and consider. Yes America did enter the war late 1941 dec after pearl harbour......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

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